Written question – Extension and financing of the Euratom programme 2021-2027 – E-003019/2025

Question for written answer  E-003019/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Georg Mayer (PfE), Harald Vilimsky (PfE)

The ongoing discussions about a possible extension of or increase in funding for the Euratom programme beyond 2027, the Austrian people’s longstanding clear opposition to nuclear power and the country’s constitutionally enshrined phasing out of nuclear energy raise the following questions.

• 1.To what extent has the initial funding of EUR 1.38 billion changed in recent years, for instance by way of reallocation, additional resources or cuts to budgets for other EU priorities?
• 2.How can the Commission ensure that Austria, as a Member State with a clear anti-nuclear stance, does not have to co-finance against its will projects that run counter to the basic tenets of its own energy policy and national bans?
• 3.Why were separate categories not created for the public consultation to properly reflect opposition to nuclear power’s role in the energy mix by individual Member States and their populations?

Submitted: 21.7.2025